What it says really.
Anybody know off hand the highest capacity bomb dropped by the Germans in the first few years of WW2?
I would guess the limiting factor would be the bomb bay size, unless they slung a special ordnance externally?
Moggy
By: critter592 - 2nd February 2007 at 19:38
Hello Moggy,
I have details for LW air-dropped ordnance, please see my PM.
Regards,
Don Bryans
By: Denis - 2nd February 2007 at 18:04
I believe the Hermann was the 1000Kg, and the Satan was the 1800Kg.
I think I am right in saying they also had a 2000Kg and 2500KG weapon as well.
Cannot think what aircraft would have carried those latter two though.
By: jagdtiger - 2nd February 2007 at 14:11
1000KG nicknamed `Satan`:dev2: I believe.
By: JDK - 2nd February 2007 at 12:38
Depends on your terminology. Largest explosive item dropped by Germany on Britain in 1940 were naval mines, not bombs, but used for on-land attack. I can’t lay hands on weights immediately, but they were rather like the RAF’s later ‘Cookie’.
http://www.navy.gov.au/spc/maritimepapers/piama17/mould.html
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